graidawg wrote:Edbrez i should mention American bacon is nothing like british bacon, and even less like Irish. Its a kind of streaky bacon (they use a different cut of pig for their bacon) sadly the only way to bring bacon through customs is either illegally or in a can. I have yet to find canned bacon. well i found bacongrill, which is not actually anything like bacon, though Foxfur and MDF liked it well enough.

graidawg wrote:Edbrez i should mention American bacon is nothing like british bacon, and even less like Irish. Its a kind of streaky bacon (they use a different cut of pig for their bacon) sadly the only way to bring bacon through customs is either illegally or in a can. I have yet to find canned bacon. well i found bacongrill, which is not actually anything like bacon, though Foxfur and MDF liked it well enough.

It's not the style of bacon that concerns me, its how its produced.Animal welfare and the feed stuff animals are given during their life are most importantI would prefer to not eat meat from a country that has a bad record on animal welfare, so I will be avoiding it.Thus why I felt no need to search for it, let alone imply the need that I wanted u or anyone else to on my behalf

I was gifted an ice-cold plum last year and I almost blacked-out it was so good (although it could have been the JD.)

This past year, for the first time I made the rounds of some food camps....grilled cheese, smores, sno cones, etc. I highly reccomend checking them out. A little something for breakfast, a random snack in the afternoon, and I'm good until dinner.

Cool, I agree, nuts in general are a great source of food, take up little space, provide tons of protein and best of all do not need to be refrigeratedCereal in the morning & hemp/flax seeds and soya milk or yogurt with salad during the day, and like you said on the move nothing better to keep you full. Lots of fruit as well, liking the frozen plum idea....

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man" Dr Johnson

It's not the style of bacon that concerns me, its how its produced.Animal welfare and the feed stuff animals are given during their life are most important

I've actually been vegetarian for 25 years, I totally understand.

I am also, however, a smart-ass, and I couldn't resist the jab.

I tried being a vegetarian for two years until I spent time in Germany and nearly starved to deathThat reads like a joke... It shouldn't Everything on offer was meat intensive, so when I came home I started eating meat again, with the exception of being a bit more selective in my choices. I wish I had the will to stay vegetarian

i deserve the smart remarks, im earning my spurs Not my style though so don't expect a rebuttal

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man" Dr Johnson

Eric, I honestly don't know a whole lot about 'British' bacon, but from the picture in your link, it looked a whole lot like small cuts of country ham (it said pork tenderloin). Country ham is a different animal entirely. Our part of Missouri is a huge producer of country hams for nationwide distribution. They can either be sugar-cured or hickory smoke cured. Once the hams are cured, they're sliced and packaged, or left as an entire ham and packaged.

When having country ham, you cook it in a cast iron skillet, and then pour a cup of coffee into the pan's pork drippings when you've finished the ham cooking. That becomes the 'redeye gravy' that you hear about. Great for ham and biscuit breakfasts, and the reason I bring a dutch oven to the playa - to make biscuits.

The place I swear by when I'm not buying bacon directly from the producer is right down the road from where I work. Their thick-sliced bacon and their peppered bacon are n less than phenomenal.

A lot would depend upon taste, tenderness, and grain of the cut, I guess....I'm not a butcher, but I know good cuts of ham when I eat them. Canadian bacon *tastes* like ham, but that's not saying a lot. A good cut of ham is a lot more tender. A lot has to do with how you cook it, too. Some people deliberately overcook all pork products. The secret of cooking pork properly is to do it slowly on low to medium heat, sealing in the taste of the meat and its tenderness.

Because of all the dust, it's good to spend some time considering how you can minimize having to actually touch the food. I found that wiping dust off my hands was (1) a futile measure, and (2) more uncomfortable than just leaving it. A granola bar you can hold in the wrapper, you can swig trail mix from an empty gatorade bottle, etc. I'd probably jump from granola and trail mix directly to foods you eat with a spoon or fork, skipping things like sandwiches, hot dogs, and burgers. Corn dogs have a handy stick though.

Mdf, would love to have tea with u! Will be in your village next year. Does your friend who helps you with heavy lifting Iike wine?

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graidawg wrote:Hi Ed, what i ate on the 2 times i've been so far.

pre cooked bacon and pre boiled eggs for breakfast.noodles with jerky at some point in the daysome sort of power bar usually

chilli on chilli cook off day (barbie death camp)pizza on pizza day (barbie death camp)A fantastic stroganoff (courtesy of swish embassy) spag bol (swish embassy again)MARMITEbeer and bloody marys (vitamins in them)blue gatorade

its amazing how un hungry i get out there, usually all i crave is pickles, slim jims and bacon

Oh yes olives, which i despise off playa - still do i bought some when i got back to london and they are filthy balls of nastiness.

must not forget the cherries at swish embassy ( well they looked like cherries)

Ah graidawg you're being spoilt.... What about self reliance? i think I'm joining Stag camp if they'll have me, I really wanna be as self sufficient as possible, while having the freedom to volunteer in lamplighters occationally and Temple Guardians.i might come for tea some evening though if you'll have me over at Barbie Death Camp for a yarn or twoWe can always finish a bottle of rum or whiskey, whatever takes your fancy...

Bwahahahahahahaha, just catching up to this. Howdy EdBrez nice-to-meet-you. Graidawg is not being spoiled. He is enmeshed in a network. Dunno what he's done for the Swishers but I personally ply him with bacon & eggs etc in return for heavy lifting and entertainment. And you sir or ma'am are quite welcome to take "tea" in our hut any time you find us. There is always booze and usually something to eat.

Grai you forgot to mention the ePlaya Meet & Greet dinner. The BDC village Pancake Pork-Out is of course a secret.

Oh and EdBrez, we have bookoo assorted Europans at Barbie Death Camp but I don't recall meeting any Irish there. If you get an invite from Doc Pyro please at least consider it. It's a big village with lots of freedom and many of us volunteer out.

Cant remember who posted below about hard boiled eggs and tabasco. YUM!!! I have had this for the last 3 days for breakfast and it is perfect. Going to be my breakfast "go to "food on the playa with a cliff bar thrown in for good measure. Thx!